by Ireland Hayes | Dec 9, 2024 | Agriculture, Art, Business, Health
Tucked among the rolling hills of Amissville, you would not expect to find an equine reproduction hub. But for nearly three decades, Dr. Kevin Dippert and his team have been pioneering in the field, serving horses and their owners who come from across the country....
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Nov 16, 2024 | Agriculture, Business, Education
The new star of Rappahannock County is the kestrel, the colorful, feisty, falcon featured in this newspaper in August last year. The kestrel is North America’s smallest falcon. Its dwindling numbers have scientists mystified and now landowners in Rappahannock and...
by Bob Hurley | Oct 2, 2024 | Agriculture, Art
Biodiversity restoration taking root in Rappahannock County and around the region Speed dating isn’t just for singles who want brief meet ups with prospective partners — not in Northern Virginia’s Piedmont, anyway. In a new twist on the “mini-dating” phenomenon, a...
by Ireland Hayes | Sep 27, 2024 | Art, Business, Education, Health, Politics
Saturday event will support former high school student Totality Martial Arts and Rappahannock County community volunteers will host “Kicking Out Cancer,” a community event Saturday to raise awareness for childhood cancer and support a local family battling...
by Pam Owen | Sep 24, 2024 | Agriculture, Crime and Courts
With Summer here, we’re taking a look back on thoughtful observations when spring crept in… Spring in the Allegheny foothills arrived slowly, with two steps forward and one step back into winter. After spending a week with my brother in Tucson in late April, watching...
